toil (**토**일) — work extremely hard or incessantly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: work extremely hard or incessantly
Pronunciation (IPA): /tɔɪl/
Korean meaning: 고되게 일하다, 힘들게 노동하다
Korean pronunciation: **토**일
Example Sentences
- While others party on weekends, I toil away at my thesis like a scholarly zombie.
- She decided to quit her corporate job and escape the daily toil.
- My grandmother used to toil in the kitchen all day, creating magical meals that could resurrect the dead.
toil
VERB//tɔɪl//
work extremely hard or incessantly
Construction workers toil under the hot sun breaking concrete
Toil through soil stained with oil!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'toiler' meaning 'to stir' or 'to work', possibly derived from Latin 'tudiculare' (to crush). The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“While others party on weekends, I toil away at my thesis like a scholarly zombie.”
“She decided to quit her corporate job and escape the daily toil.”
“My grandmother used to toil in the kitchen all day, creating magical meals that could resurrect the dead.”
“The miners toiled deep underground in dangerous conditions.”
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